𝐒atori 𝑻endou

KANJI
天童 覚
RŌMAJI
Satori Tendō
ALSO KNOWN AS
Guess Monster
GENDER
Male
DATE OF BIRTH
May 20, 1994
AGE
18 - Oct 2012
HEIGHT
187.7 cm (6' 1.9") - Oct 2012
WEIGHT
71.1kg (156.7 lbs.)
OCCUPATION
High School Student (3rd Year, Class 2) - 2012
TEAMS
Shiratorizawa Academy
NUMBER
10 (Junior High 3rd Year)
5 (High School 3rd Year)
POSITION
Middle Blocker
LIKES
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Shōnen Jump
Chocolate ice cream
Cute Actresses
HOME TOWN
Miyagi Prefecture
HOME COUNTRY
Japan

Satori Tendō (Japanese: 天童てんどう 覚さとり, Tendō Satori) was a third-year student at Shiratorizawa Academy and one of the volleyball team's middle blockers. He was often referred to as the Guess Monster (Japanese: ゲスげすモンスターもんすたー, Gesu Monsutā) by other teams.

Tendō has spiky, bright red hair, with eyebrows of a corresponding color. He also has large, downturned eyes giving him a sleepy looking expression. His irises are small and dark red, while the ends of his mouth curve into a slight smirk. He sports the standard Shiratorizawa uniform, is tall standing at 187cm, and has a medium build.

Tendō is cheerful and loud, though a bit sardonic. He enjoys teasing both his teammates and opponents, usually annoying the latter. However, when he gets into the game, he becomes a different, more intimidating person, relishing the look of defeat on people's faces when they are denied. He is also extremely confident in his blocking abilities, referred to a guess blocking, as his guesses are nearly always correct as a result of his sharp intuition. Nevertheless, throughout the game he learns that his guesses sometimes may not be correct, and Hinata can read through them as well.

Tendō is also often seen by others to be quite creepy or odd. As a child he was picked on for this and sometimes not welcomed to join teams during practice. Becoming a middle blocker seemed to raise his confidence, and now he doesn't seem to mind being perceived this way.

However, he does seem kind and generous on occasions, such as when he asked Ushijima if they could let Hinata sleep in a room at the first-years intensive training camp at Shiratorizawa Academy or trying to cheer up Goshiki when he started crying. Tendō also seems to be quite a good friend, as post time-skip, he even calls Ushijima to check on him, then gives him his own version of words of wisdom when the latter requires a pep talk.

As a young child, Tendō was often picked on by other kids. He was often referred to as a monster most likely due to his name, Satori, referring to a yokai. Because of this, Tendō was often not allowed by others to join their volleyball team. During this time, Tendō developed his method of guess blocking and came to realize how joyful it felt to crush his opponent's spirit when shutting them down. While Tendō was advised not to always rely on his guess blocking by other coaches, Washijō only cared if Tendō could score points and allowed him to use his guess blocking as much as he wanted. Because of his high success rate using guess blocking, Tendō gained a position as one of Shiratorizawa's starting players and became known as the Guess Monster.

Power

2/5
Jumping

3/5
Stamina

2/5
Game Sense

4/5
Technique

4/5
Speed

3/5

Favorite Food: Chocolate Ice Cream (Japanese: チョコちょこのアイスあいす, Choko no Aisu).
Current Concern: None of his teammates want to talk to him about Shōnen Jump (Japanese: 少しょう年ねんジャンプじゃんぷ, Shōnen Jampu).
Star Sign: Taurus.
Even though he thought the movie was scary, Tendō watched The Ring because he thought the actress who played Sadako was cute.
During a Haikyū! manga extra, he named a blocking move "Shooting Star", but unfortunately for him, it was shown to be unsuccessful.[25]
He has the second smallest appetite out of all the characters in the series after Kenma Kozume[26].
He is the oldest third-year and member on the team.
In Japanese, his nickname, "Guess Monster" (Japanese: ゲスげすモンスターもんすたー, Gesu Monsutā), is a pun on the word "gesu" (Japanese: ゲスげす, "gesu"), meaning "low-life" or "sleazebag", indicating people's perception of him and his on-court behavior to some extent.
According to the bonus page of chapter 156, Tendō only recently learned that other teams call him the Guess Monster.
Nomenclature:
Satori (覚) – Consciousness, refers to a mythical creature that can read minds
Tendō (天童) – Heaven Child